Post by Dive Bunnie on Mar 26, 2006 20:11:53 GMT
Ok whilst I have seen one of these guys in the water (or rather on the sand), this post isn't really about what I've seen, but what I just found out about the humble little cone shell mollusc that lives on many tropical reefs.
Here in Egypt we have the textile cone shell one of many types of particularly venomous little guys. However there is research being done into how we can collect and reproduce some of this venom (with no harm done to the creature) in order to find potential treatments for nerve damaging illnesses and conditions.
Read more about it here: BBC cone shell article
Here in Egypt we have the textile cone shell one of many types of particularly venomous little guys. However there is research being done into how we can collect and reproduce some of this venom (with no harm done to the creature) in order to find potential treatments for nerve damaging illnesses and conditions.
Read more about it here: BBC cone shell article
